Mehmet YaÅŸin was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. He Studied International Relations at Ankara University, completed a master's degree in political history at Istanbul University and received a postgraduate degree from Middlesex University, London.He has published 10 poetry collections, three novels, three essay collections, three anthologies and literary studies of multilingual Cypriot poetry in Istanbul. His books have played an important role in redefining the literary traditions of Cyprus and Turkey.